Confederation CHQ has decided to publish a book on Com Vyasji, who had been the Secretary General & President of Confederation for about 45 years. Interested leaders and other comrades are requested to send their BRIEF WRITE-UPS ON THE RARE AND SPECIAL INCIDENTS/ MOMENTS EXPERIENCED BY THEM IN CONNECTION WITH COM: VYASJI'S TRADE UNION LIFE. Photographs of Com. Vyasji, which deserves special attention, may also be sent. All write-ups and photos should reach Confederation CHQ (1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office, New Delhi- 110001) on or before 31st March 2015. All are requested to send by EMAIL ALSO (confederationhq@gmail.com OR mkrishnan6854@gmail.com).

Please read the circular No. NC-JCM/2015/S.C dated 28.02.2015 of JCM National Council Staff Side regarding discussion with 7th CPC exhibited in Confederation website. Please furnish the following information immediately by e-mail (confederationhq@gmail.com OR mkrishnan6854@gmail.com).

1.Name of the organization which has submitted its memorandum to CPC with date of submission.

2.Under which Ministry the Department function

3.Whether the organization is recognized or not

4.The number of employees, whom the organization represents.

5.The total – Group ‘C’ and Group ‘B’ Non Gazetted – strength of the concerned Department.

PLEASE TREAT IT AS MOST URGENT

Information should reach Confederation Head Quarters on or before 2nd March 2015.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

CADRE RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT OF GROUP ‘C’EMPLOYEES. DEPARTMENT’S
DELAYING TACTICS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.

POSTAL JCA SHOULD NOT FAIL IN ITS RESPONSIBILITY.

Cadre Restructuring agreement of the Group ‘C’ employees of
the Department of Posts was signed by both the official side and staff side on
28.04.2014 after protracted discussions and hard-bargaining by the leadership
of NFPE & FNPO. By 30.04.2015 first anniversary of the signing of the
agreement will be over. Even after a lapse of nine months the proposal is still
pending in the Postal Directorate. In all other departments like Railways,
Income Tax, Central Secretariat etc. cadre restructuring is already approved by
Government and implemented. Employees got the benefits months back. Postal JCA
has included this demand in its charter of demands. The reply given by the
Department is really shocking and shameful. After keeping the file in the
cold-storage for ten months now the Postal Board says it want six months more
time to process the proposal for submission to the DOP&T. Reply given by
the Department in the minutes of the strike charter discussion is reproduced
below:

“The examination of proposals regarding Cadre Restructuring
will be expedited and will be sent to DOP&T within specified period as
decided in the JCM meeting (i.e six month from 16.12.2014)”

So, as per the reply, for processing the proposal, the
Directorate will take time upto 30.06.2015 i.e. fourteen months from the date
of signing of the agreement. It is really shameful. After processing, the
proposal is to be submitted to DOP&T for approval. If Postal Board can take
14 months for processing, DOP&T will definitely take minimum six months.
After that approval of Finance and Law Ministry’s are to be obtained. Thus
minimum it will take one more year from 30.06.2015. By that time 7th
CPC report will be submitted and implemented by Government. Once 7th
CPC recommendations are implemented the entire cadre Restructuring Agreement
signed after 6th CPC report will become infructuous and Government
will say fresh cadre Restructuring Committee is to be constituted after the 7th
CPC. That means all the effort made by the Postal Federations will go in vain.
This should not be allowed to happen under any circumstances. Postal JCA
Leaders should rise upto the occasion.

All of us know that the cadre Restructuring agreement is a
product of continuous struggle conducted by Postal JCA right from 2010 onwards.
Postal Board adopted delaying tactics from the very beginning and everytime we
countered it with serious agitations including serving of indefinite strike
notice and mobilisation of the workers, which compelled the Postal Board to
sign the agreement on 28.04.2014. If the agreement is implemented, the
promotional chances of Group ‘C’ employees will increase three fold (three
times). Further on completion of two years service in the third promotional
scale they will get one more promotion i.e. fourth promotion. Every Group ‘C’
employee will be benefited and the long wait for getting more promotional
opportunities will be over.

In the above circumstances, we cannot accept the stand taken
by the Postal Board in the JCM Departmental council meeting on 16.12.2014 and
also in the strike Charter discussion meeting on 05.02.2015. 6th & 7th Central Pay Commissions are given only 18 months time by
the Government for examining the wages and service conditions and giving
recommendations regarding 30 lakhs of Central Govt. employees and about 20
lakhs Defence personnel which includes more than 60 departments and hundreds of
various cadres and Pay Commissions are completing their work within the
specified time. Here in the Postal department for processing an agreement
signed by the Department and staff side 14 months time is being taken, that too
not for final orders, but for submitting the proposal to DOP&T!!!.It
is an insult to the entire employees who are eagerly waiting for orders. Their
hope and aspirations cannot be allowed to be shattered, because of the
indifferent attitude of the Postal Board.

Postal JCA leaders should take a firm and uncompromising
stand and should demand implementation of the cadre restructuring proposals
(not merely processing for submission to DOP&T) before 30.04.2015. Orders
are to be issued before 30.04.2015. Otherwise we should go for indefinite
strike as already decided by Postal JCA.

It is an agreement signed by the Department and it should not be allowed
to lapse automatically after 7th CPC finalizing its report.
DOP&T will not allow any cadre restructuring Committee Report constituted
after 6th CPC to be implemented after 7th CPC
recommendations. Once 7th CPC recommendations are submitted to
Government, DOP&T will simply reject the agreement and advise Postal Board
to reconstitute another Cadre Restructuring committee after implementation of 7th
CPC recommendations. So let us understand the seriousness of the situation and
rise upto the occasion.

GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS –
REVISION OF WAGES AND SERVICE CONDITIONS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN 7TH
CPC

WE DON’T WANT SEPARATE
COMMITTEE

JOIN INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 2015 MAY 6TH

In the discussion held on 05.02.2015 with the Postal Joint
Council of Action (NFPE, FNPO, AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) and NUGDS), Secretary,
Department of Posts has assured that the demand for inclusion of GDS under 7th
CPC will again be referred to the Government by the Postal Board. If all the
Postal Federations and Unions/Associations join together and go for an
indefinite strike from May 6th as decided by the PJCA, Government
will be compelled to include GDS under 7th CPC.

But the
recognised GDS Union is demanding separate committee and conducting separate
strike, breaking the unity of five lakhs Postal employees. Separate strike for
a separate committee will weaken the demand for grant of civil servant status
to GDS and will help the Government only.

When NFPE, FNPO, AIPEU-GDS (NFPE), NUGDS, Confederation of
Central Government Employees & Workers, JCM National Council staff side
including Railways & Defence are demanding inclusion of GDS under 7th
CPC, why recognised GDS Union alone is demanding separate committee and
conducting separate strike. Gramin Dak Sevaks should understand the hidden
agenda of the recognised GDS union and defeat the demand for separate
Committee.

All Gramin Dak Sevaks are requested to join the joint
indefinite strike of Postal Joint Council of Action (NFPE, FNPO, AIPEU-GDS
(NFPE) & NUGDS) from 2015 May 6th. Our demand is inclusion of
GDS in 7th CPC and grant of civil servant status. We don’t want a
separate committee..

Com. S.K. Vyasji, the legendary and Veteran leader of Central Government Employees and Pensioners passed away on 13th Feb-2015 in a hospital at Jaipur where he was admitted after massive heart attack. He was 85 years of age. His funeral took place at Jodhpur, his native place on 14th February, 2015.

Com. Vyasji was the Secretary General of Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers for 40 years from 1967 to 2006, He was Secretary General and President of All India Audit & Accounts Association for a long period. He was always on fore front of all movements. His contribution towards Pay Commissions related activities is unforgettable.

NFPE and all affiliates extend heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family members and to all Central Government employees and pensioners.

“COMRADE VYASJI AMAR RAHE”

NATIONAL JCA STRUGGLE PROGRAMME – 30 LAKHS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ARE GOING AHEAD WITH THE INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN AND PREPERATIONS FOR AN INDEFINITE STRIKE

As already decided by the 11th December 2014 Delhi National Convention of the JCM National Council staff side organisations, intensive campaign and preparations are going on in full swing all over India to make the proposed Parliament March of April 28th and the indefinite strike a historic success. The meeting of the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) held at New Delhi on 16.02.2015 reviewed the preparations and took the following decisions.

(a) State level joint conventions, wherever, it is not yet held, should be completed without any further delay.

(b) On 2nd March 2015 Dharnas and Demonstrations should be held in front of all District Collector offices and hand over memorandum to the collector. (Draft memorandum will be exhibited in website) District level Action Committees may also be formed to spear head the agitational programmes.

(c) Massive rallies should be held between 23.03.2015 to 11.04.2015 at every state capital of India and memorandum will be submitted to Governor of every state.

3. In the Parliament March on 28.04.2015 each organisation should ensure maximum participation of their members.

4. Press conferences may be held at all levels and Posters, leaflets printed and circulated widely.

CONFEDERATION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT DECISIONS

The extended National Secretariat of the Confederation was held at New Delhi on 17.02.2015 and took the following decisions.

In the Parliament March, minimum 30000 employees should participate representing the Confederation. They should participate with banners, flags and play cards of each affiliated orgnanisation of Confederation.

Quota was fixed for all major organizations and C-O-Cs. NFPE has been allotted quota as 10000 which is allotted to each affiliate as under:

P-3 - 3000

P-IV - 3000

R-III - 1000

R-4 - 500

Admn. - 200

Postal Account - 300

SBCO - 100

GDS (NFPE) - 2000

All General Secretaries are requested to allot the quota to each Circle and ensure participation.

Accommodation to the participants will be arranged by the respective unions.

All General Secretaries are requested to issue separate circular and send to Circle, Divisional and Branch Unions directing them to participate in Parliament March as per quota allotted to them and it should be given wide publicity to make the Parliament March historic success.

They should also be instructed to observe all programmes seriously .Please instruct all to book travel tickets well in advance to avoid inconvenience.